Brick Red (5F1111) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brick Red"

Red · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Brick Red pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #5F1111

RGB rgb(95, 17, 17)

HSL hsl(0°, 70%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:82% K:63%

Luminance 0.0263

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.33:1

Aa — #5F1111

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.57:1

Aa — #5F1111

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5F1111 #115F5F

Analogous

#5F1138 #5F1111 #5F3811

Triadic

#5F1111 #115F11 #11115F

Split-comp.

#5F1111 #115F38 #11385F

Tetradic

#5F1111 #385F11 #115F5F #38115F

Monochromatic

#D86464 #AB2B2B #5A1616 #310C0C #000000

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